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Slave Revolt Radio: Blue Screen Matrix: The 'Reality' of the Industrailized Worlds
SR-2/24/2008 (Ruins of Empire) 'Into the Blue Screen Matrix: The 'Reality' of the Industrialized Worlds Cyber spaced Make Believe'
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As the American Society Disintegrates in Various Forms Right Before Our Eyes (Socially, Politically, Economically, Culturally, Educationally, etc etc). Much of it's Populace is Fighting to Squeeze Down the Electronic Cyber Rabbit Hole. In a Time Where There Should be a Mass Radicalization (Humanization) Process Under Way by a Large Segment of a North American Population That is Abandoned With Out Health Care, Facing or Already Hit by Home Fore-closer, Debt Destruction, Food Poisoning in a Sky Rocketing Food Price Market, Imperial Torture and Kidnapping in the States and Beyond, and a Imperial War With Out End. Much of the North American Population is Smoking the Pipe of Obama, Chasing Down 'Illegal' Immigrants, Babbling About Silly Celebrities like Brittney Spears, Chastising and Dehumanizing the Most Vulnerable Black Persons at Every Chance, and Zoning Out in the Make Believe World of Cyber Oz.
In this (Ruins of Empire) Segment called 'Into the Blue Screen Matrix: The 'Reality' of the Industrialized Worlds Cyber Spaced Make Believe' SR Will Pirate into this Construct. Ric Hoogestraat is 53yrs old has Diabetes a Failing Gall Bladder and a Degrading Marriage of 7 months. In the Real World he Makes 14 Dollars Per Hour and is Getting His Behind Kicked, yet in 'His' 'Second life' (A Virtual Utopian Make Believe World Corporate Complex with more than 8 Million 'Residents') Broken Down Ric Becomes 6 foot 9 inch 'Dutch" Youthful Millionaire. And it Gets Much Sadder From There. (If You Can't Beat Us In the Real World Emulate Us in Our Cyber Matrix World) Should be 'Second Life's' Corporate Matrix Slogan
Article By Alexandra Alter Called 'Is this Man Cheating on his Wife (About Ric Hoogestraat) is Used. Clips from Mr Pregnant, The Matrix and Others help Flush Out How Deep Down the Cyber Rabbit Hole Much of the Gumpified Masses in these Industrialized Worlds are in. Which Should Have One Reconsider What 'Civilization' and Being 'Civilized' Really Means in This Day in Time.
Slave Revolt Radio airs on W.O.R. 103.3fm (West Oakland Radio)
In this (Ruins of Empire) Segment called 'Into the Blue Screen Matrix: The 'Reality' of the Industrialized Worlds Cyber Spaced Make Believe' SR Will Pirate into this Construct. Ric Hoogestraat is 53yrs old has Diabetes a Failing Gall Bladder and a Degrading Marriage of 7 months. In the Real World he Makes 14 Dollars Per Hour and is Getting His Behind Kicked, yet in 'His' 'Second life' (A Virtual Utopian Make Believe World Corporate Complex with more than 8 Million 'Residents') Broken Down Ric Becomes 6 foot 9 inch 'Dutch" Youthful Millionaire. And it Gets Much Sadder From There. (If You Can't Beat Us In the Real World Emulate Us in Our Cyber Matrix World) Should be 'Second Life's' Corporate Matrix Slogan
Article By Alexandra Alter Called 'Is this Man Cheating on his Wife (About Ric Hoogestraat) is Used. Clips from Mr Pregnant, The Matrix and Others help Flush Out How Deep Down the Cyber Rabbit Hole Much of the Gumpified Masses in these Industrialized Worlds are in. Which Should Have One Reconsider What 'Civilization' and Being 'Civilized' Really Means in This Day in Time.
Slave Revolt Radio airs on W.O.R. 103.3fm (West Oakland Radio)
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With regards to escapism Second Life isn't fundamentally different than cinema or television. They are all forms of simulated reality, hyperreality if you will. The thing about these simulated realities is that they effect your mind (and through your mind your glands and body) just as real events would. This disconnect between what our bodies witness and the actual reality surrounding us can get people's minds and metabolisms well off track of where they need to be to best help the individual. In my opinion most people would be much better off not watching or participating in any of the stuff (cinema, television or the Internet).
reading this article I can't help but be reminded about Matrixism. Similar to the Jediism this is a religion that has been made out of The Matrix movies. By bringing the movie into the real world Matrixism makes the movie interactive. Though Matrixism is not a game but rather a genuine religion it is very similar in structure to an alternate reality game (ARG). Just as marketers have been using alternative reality games to hype products so to have they established a presence in second Life. The real world interactivity layered on top of a source of simulated reality that constitutes an ARG could very well prove to be more appealing to people than the full immersion of Second Life. I suppose eventually the idea will be to combine all the elements into a complete hyperreality that bleeds seamlessly into actual reality.
References;
Wiki article on Matrixism: http://religion.wikia.com/wiki/Matrixism
Official Matrixism website: http://www.geocities.com/matrixism2069
reading this article I can't help but be reminded about Matrixism. Similar to the Jediism this is a religion that has been made out of The Matrix movies. By bringing the movie into the real world Matrixism makes the movie interactive. Though Matrixism is not a game but rather a genuine religion it is very similar in structure to an alternate reality game (ARG). Just as marketers have been using alternative reality games to hype products so to have they established a presence in second Life. The real world interactivity layered on top of a source of simulated reality that constitutes an ARG could very well prove to be more appealing to people than the full immersion of Second Life. I suppose eventually the idea will be to combine all the elements into a complete hyperreality that bleeds seamlessly into actual reality.
References;
Wiki article on Matrixism: http://religion.wikia.com/wiki/Matrixism
Official Matrixism website: http://www.geocities.com/matrixism2069
For more information:
http://religion.wikia.com/wiki/Matrixism
Sure missed Slave Revolt Radio, my favorite podcast. Analysis, music, everything... perfect. Good to hear you're still going strong. Don't stop. I'm from Montreal (Quebec). We don't get a lot of stuff up here, even in French that's anything like this. Like a lot of people, I just can't stand to listen to commercial media anymore. Can't imagine how you can stomach some of the stuff you blow up, but it's great to hear you do it. One reason I can't watch TV news is the outrage one feels when the "gumpified" propaganda machine goes unanswered, and you're sitting there feeling sick... Your commentary helps me in my own arguments with people. I've told a few people about Slave Revolt, and a couple of other podcasts that are really useful. But the best of the militants here are francophone, though, so they might have a bit of a problem understanding the American accent unfortunately. But I did have SRR on when I was painting the place, and some quebecois friends came by, and I didn't turn it off, and they hung out and seemed to get off on the thing as a whole - the sound of it - even if they didn't get 'everything' you said, they were kind of nodding in agreement. :) Thanks again!
What happened to Gerrard? You guys didn't have a falling out, did you? If so, you have to practice teamwork, compañeros.
Here's a new archive with all past SRR shows: http://srr.rustynode.com/index.html
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